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10 fun winter activities for kids
By The Goddard School • December 7th, 2018
Wondering how on earth you’re going to entertain the kids all winter now the nights are drawing in and the clocks have gone back?
Then read on!
I don’t know about you but it seems infinitely easier to entertain the kids in summer, when you can throw open the back door and go to the park with the sun on your faces, than it does in winter when you’ve got to wrap them up and really think about where you’re going and for how long for.
It might be tempting to draw…
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